The Thai
VALORANT team is now complete ahead of the
Esports Nations Cup. With the country’s top players concentrated within two particularly dominant organizations, the selection process largely revolved around players from
FULL SENSE and
Sharper Esports. As only three players per team are permitted on the roster, three members of the
VCT Pacific squad will represent the national team, while two additional players and one substitute complete the lineup.
According to sources close to Sheep Esports, FS players Jittana “JitboyS” Nokngam, Tanate “killua” Teerasawad, and Papaphat “Primmie” Sriprapha will join the roster alongside Kititkawin “PTC” Rattanasukol and Apinya “Apinya” Laotaew, while Kantapon “Kadoom” Kingthong will serve as the team’s substitute. The team’s Head Coach, whose appointment had already been revealed several weeks earlier, will be Piyangoon “MYM” Kitisin, currently serving as Sharper’s assistant coach. He will be joined by Sattawut “Leaf” Reathong, his Head Coach at SPE, on the Thai national VALORANT team's coaching staff.
Dominant team in the region
All of the selected players are currently performing at a high level within their respective teams. FULL SENSE and its three representatives have qualified for the Masters London and reached the VCT Pacific upper-bracket final. Meanwhile, Sharper Esports finished as runners-up in VCL Southeast Asia during Split 1 and has already secured qualification for Split 2. Taken together, these factors could make Thailand one of the most formidable teams in the region, potentially avoiding the need to compete through the qualifier stage altogether.
Everything about Esports Nations Cup 2026
Scheduled from November 2 to 29 for its inaugural edition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, the nation-based competition, set to become the largest in esports history, is expected to welcome thousands of players from around 100 countries competing across nearly 16 titles. Alongside the VALORANT tournament, taking place from November 8 to 15, national competitions for Counter-Strike, Rocket League and Rainbow Six Siege will also be featured. For Riot Games’ FPS, 32 national teams are expected to compete on site.
Before that, however, the participants still need to be determined. The Esports Foundation, which operates both the ENC and the Esports World Cup as two separate events, decided that 16 of the 32 teams will qualify directly for the main tournament based on their representatives’ performances in Riot Games’ official circuits. The remaining teams will need to go through one of seven regional qualifiers, each granting two spots. The final two slots are expected to be distributed by the ENC as wildcards, likely at the organizer’s discretion.
